im mostly blaming @whitequark.org and this video for my acquisition of some gen3 lol. they are great for finding my cat in the dark. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tdc...

They are rapidly breaking down into ink. Probably take a week or so and then can strain it and use.

Shaggy ink caps in a jar, you just leave them in the jar for a while and they decompose into a somewhat malodorous ink

Collected these shaggy ink caps today to turn into ink

so... I got some Gen3 NVG, which is excellent for finding the cat at night. I'm now looking at a COTI to extend my ability to locate the cat at night when she is using cover and concealment.

Mushrooms part 5 (end of mushroom posting for today)

Mushrooms part 4

Mushrooms, Part 3

Mushrooms Part 2

Mushrooms Part 1

further mushroom posting will occur depending on weather. If its not fucking abjectly miserable tomorrow I'll take the scenic route back from the climbing place and hopefully see some nice fungi.

in a fine case of nominative determinism the "iso 9001 compliant" hehe branded dimple lock is a fucking joke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOUX...

Mushrooms, Part 7

Mushrooms, Part 6

Mushrooms, Part 5

Mushrooms, Part 4

Mushrooms, Part 3

Mushrooms, Part 2

Mushrooms, Part 1

try make a smol funny and the copyright robot gives you a slap because its too fucking stupid to know what fair use is.

“HEHE USA DESIGN TOP SECURITY TOP PADLOCK ISO9001” 40mm dimple lock defeated using dimple rake. ISO9001 in shambles. The tolerances in this thing suck so bad, the only hard bit about picking it is overcoming the absolutely enormous fucking spring they put in it. Video… Soonish.

someone smarter than me wrote a cool exploit with an automatic offset finder feature, so I documented how to add new offsets/targets. www.fullspectrum.dev/finding-offs...

Measurement of radiological activity of chanterelle mushrooms (dried) picked in Norway: no measurable difference from background radiation.

first classroom lesson on Ukrainian went decently well. for some reason learning in a classroom with a pen, paper, and guidance with pronouncing made the whole 'everything is spelled phonetically (you just have to learn the alphabet)' click a lot better than the abstract with duo or other online app

Procured a Radiacode (I’m blaming @jonty.bsky.social for this). iOS beta is still missing some functions, have yet to try it on Android device.

I have no idea where I nicked this from but...

Georgian-Irish fusion cuisine terrifies me.

the AI therapist discourse on the other site reminds me of the Extremely Cursed realisation I had a while back that the catholic confessional is free, is about equivalent in terms of utility to the average therapist, and is obliged to respect your privacy a lot more than a therapist lmao.

#lifehacks

I’ve been trying to reproduce this - picking a H&S lock with the weird smiley key way - using just a wave rake. Every time I get it working I am not filming. You use the rake to also apply tension/turning while vigorously scrubbing and it pops every so often, which means the lock is absolute trash.

Frisch drüben geklaut 😆🇺🇦✌️

Crimea is Ukraine ❤️

Cat, as seen through a thermal imager on a phone at night. I couldn’t see her with my eyes and such. Also interesting that the walls (stone) absorb so much heat during the day and release it at night, and that the compost bin is emitting a fair amount of heat.

Cat.

Got a nice new knife for camping in the post from the lovely folks from BPSKnives in Ukraine. Full tang, proper steel (not stainless so needs care), beautiful craftsmanship So far - would recommend buying from them if you are into outdoor activities - great quality, great price, made in Ukraine.

you are a commercial airliner and suddenly boss music starts playing "why is the sky speaking latin?"

As a true crim aficionado, this is troubling. As someone who doesn't want to see anyone wrongly convicted, this is terrifying. FWIW, this newsletter is several months old, but incredibly relevant, so I wanted to share it. Follow @radleybalko.bsky.social for similar content.

Having tasted both, isopropyl alcohol is far superior to any given India Pale Ale.

Somewhat unimpressed illuminated by IR flashlight, shot on Richoh GRIIIx with the hot mirror (IR filter) crudely ripped out so it can shoot full spectrum, camera set to B&W. Now to find a R72 filter and adaptor to make the camera shoot IR only.

So far air raid alarms have occurred when I’m out to get coffee, asleep, or about to get in the shower. I gotta say they sure as fuck wake you up in a hurry. I wish every Russian pilot a very [redacted].

Bunch of pepper plants. I actually didn’t realise I had this many.

My cat finds lock bypasses mildly interesting. https://youtube.com/shorts/oMA5Hyi86Tg?feature=shareb

These lockpicks are probably among the most beautiful items I actually own. They get somewhat less frequent/rough use. Made of stainless steel, absurdly thin and flexible for awkward paracentric keyways, with bog oak handles and silver pins/rivets. Made by an artist called Ratyoke.

We do a little rumvestigative journalism as a treat, like 8 years later

This Bluetooth dosimeter looks like a fucking vape

They put the weed plant in plant jail

Even more mushrooms

More mushroom

Mushroom

I would be staring at the logs, but the large cat has decided absolutely the fuck not.